Sec. 102. Grants to improve the criminal justice response
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Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10461 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking proarrest and inserting offender accountability and homicide reduction ; in paragraph (8)— by inserting after instances of the following: abuse in later life, ; by striking older individuals (as defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( and inserting 42 U.S.C. 3002 )) people 50 years of age or over ; and by striking individuals with disabilities (as defined in section 3(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( and inserting 42 U.S.C. 12102(2) )) people with disabilities (as defined in section 3(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( ; 42 U.S.C. 12102(2) )) in paragraph (19), by inserting before the period at the end the following , including underserved victims ; and by adding at the end the following:
To develop and implement an alternative justice response that is focused on victim autonomy and agency, accountability of the accused to community and the victim, and community, survivor, and law enforcement safety in order to secure accountability and provide resolution and restitution for the victim, and which— provides that a victim’s participation in such a response is voluntary; consists of a framework, whether court or community initiated, that protects victim safety and supports victim autonomy throughout the process; and provides that any information derived from such process may not be used for any other law enforcement purpose, including impeachment or prosecution without the express permission of all participants.
To carry out policies, procedures, protocols, laws, or regulations intended to enhance victim and community safety in relation to the surrender, removal, and storage of firearms and ammunition from persons prohibited from possessing firearms under paragraphs
(8)or
(9)of section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, State law, tribal law, or local ordinance. ; and in subsection (c)(1)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause (i), by striking encourage or mandate arrests of domestic violence offenders and inserting encourage arrests of offenders ; and in clause (ii), by striking encourage or mandate arrest of domestic violence offenders and inserting encourage arrest of offenders ; in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end; and by inserting after subparagraph
(E)the following: certify that, not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018, their laws, policies, or practices will ensure that the use of bench warrants, material witness warrants, perjury charges, or other means of compelling victim-witness testimony in the investigation, prosecution, trial, or sentencing of a crime related to the domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking of the victim, is discouraged; and certify that, not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018, their laws, policies, or practices will ensure that the surrender, removal, and storage of firearms and ammunition from persons prohibited from possessing firearms under paragraphs
(8)or
(9)of section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, State law, tribal law, or local ordinance is carried out in a manner to ensure victim and community safety; and . Section 1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(19) ) is amended by striking 2014 through 2018 and inserting 2019 through 2023 .
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Grants to improve the criminal justice response
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